Garment-fastener.



N0 MODEL.

PATENTED JULY 7, 1903.

T. 0. HEGG.

GARMBNT FASTENER.

APPLIOATION FILED um. s1, 1903.

UNITED STATES Patented July 7, 1903i PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS O. HEGG, OF BELOIT, WISCONSIN.

GARNI ENT-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 738,199, dated July 7,1903.

Application led March 3l, 1903. Serial No. 150,443. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whoml it may concern:

Be it known that l, THOMAS O. HEGG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Beloit, in the county of Rock and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Fasteners, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to construct a garment-fastener which issupported by the belt and applied to the garment by the simple act offastening the belt in position.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an edge View of the fastener,in which the belt is shown in dotted lines and the fastenerin positionready to be applied to the garment. Fig. 2 is an edge view of thefastener, in which the belt is shown in dotted lines and the fastener inthe position it occupies in connection with the garment. Fig. 3 is aview of the back of the fastener. Fig. 4 is a view of the front of thefastener. Fig. 5 is a section on dotted lines a, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is asection on dotted line b, Fig. 4. v

The frame of my improved fastener comprises two plates having a slidingor extensible connection. The plate 1 has a stapleshaped holder securedthereto and comprises the transverse section 2 and two prongs 3 and 4.The section 2 is held in place by the eye 5, formed by the material ofthe end of the plate turned over it, and the prongs 3 and 4 are held inplace by the eyes G and 7, turned over them near the transverse section2. From the point of attachment of the prongs 8 and 4 the prongs extenddiagonally to their free ends, which are pointed. Theplate 8 has asimilar holder connected to its free end,

the holder comprising the transverse section 9 and prongs 10 and 11.tion is held in place by the eye portion 12, and the prongs are held inplace by the eyes 13 and 14. The prongs extend diagonally to their freeends, which are pointed.

The 4plate 1 has lips 15 turned over and embracing the edges of theplate 8, and the plate 8 has lipsl turned over and embracing the edgesofthe plate 1, thereby forming a slidable connection between the plates.Each plate in this instance is formed with enlarged ends 17, having twoprojections 18.

When the fastening is in position shown at Fig. 2, it is secured to theinside of a ladys belt by sewing through the perforations 1S. The platesof the fastener are then moved into the position shown at Fig. 1, whichwill kink the belt. In placing the belt in position the prongs willenter the clothing and by drawing the ends of the belt together aroundthe body of the wearer the kink in the belt will be straightened, whichwill cause the prongs to cross, as shown at Fig. 2, thereby securing ahold upon the clothing and holding the clothing and belt together.

I claim as my invention- A garment-fastener comprising two plates, eachplate having lips embracing the other plate forming a slidableconnection, a stapleshaped prong supported by each plate, the prongs ofone plate pointing toward the prongs of the other plate.

THOMAS O. HEGG.

Witnesses:

JOHN KLINE, J. W. BATES.

The transverse sec-

